.R Kelly gets 30 years jail term for sex crimes

American R&B singer, R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for leading a decades-long effort to recruit and trap teenagers and women for sex.

R Kelly was sentenced after he was convicted for exploiting his stardom and wealth to lure women and underage girls for sex.

Kelly was convicted last September after a five-and-a-half week trial over accusations that had dogged the singer of the Grammy-winning hit I Believe I Can Fly since the early 2000s.

Earlier on Wednesday, women who testified against Kelly during the trial spoke about how he had promised to mentor them and help them to attain stardom, only to subject them to degrading sexual treatment and physical harm.

Many said the abuse led to mental health problems that persist.

The sentence was imposed by US District Judge, Ann Donnelly in Brooklyn Federal Court.